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we are public we are public servants, we have been elected to office to s the public and our concern is public safetyor our counties he was asking that we allow the federal government ha officers on the ground to protect our border. if we let them do jobs, we can secure the border and move forward with a problem at hand which is immigration reform. thank you very much. >> the next speaker, briscoe county, massachusetts. to thank you for your leadership on this issue, insisting law enforcement to be included in this policy that will become law at some point. 5 million people are waiting behind the borders to begin a pathway to citizenship. people since 1986 have disrespected the laws of the country. want ane that americans immigration policy that is based on the premise of following the rules as the previous speakers have said. most people that emigrate to the united states afford them the opportunity of self- determination. freedom to pursue a better life icnd sially. those freedoms are ma pe wee tl pte massachusetts, we have seen a large influx oimmigrants even though we are not a b
we are public we are public servants, we have been elected to office to s the public and our concern is public safetyor our counties he was asking that we allow the federal government ha officers on the ground to protect our border. if we let them do jobs, we can secure the border and move forward with a problem at hand which is immigration reform. thank you very much. >> the next speaker, briscoe county, massachusetts. to thank you for your leadership on this issue, insisting law...
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in 1963 the vietnamese have been newly elected president. he was making overtures to the north have peace. they assassinated him. kennedy was going to pull out of vietnam, they killed him. next thing you know ron paul kennedyd paul people, did shut down the reserve in 1963. host: we will leave it there. coming up next we will talk to two members of congress about what happened in boston as well as the key issues in congress this week. will be joining us and later represented luke messer. we'll be right back. one of the questions i did ask a lot is why do we do this? important not only to our national heritage but to history around the world, it needs to be preserved and the story needs to be passed on to future generations. the most complex and searches what mission to monitor still has and is of the film. the educational outreach efforts and conservation efforts, what those things are continuing to do today to help us understand our relationship with the sea and our relationship with our american past. >> we are currently in the clean lash
in 1963 the vietnamese have been newly elected president. he was making overtures to the north have peace. they assassinated him. kennedy was going to pull out of vietnam, they killed him. next thing you know ron paul kennedyd paul people, did shut down the reserve in 1963. host: we will leave it there. coming up next we will talk to two members of congress about what happened in boston as well as the key issues in congress this week. will be joining us and later represented luke messer. we'll...
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reporting very low turnout in the first run of -- runoff election. not taken ascs is seriously in los angeles as some other cities. the have a very big entertainment industry that takes a lot of people's energies in that city. but it is a fascinating race. she is trying to become the first female mayor. the candidates are broke democrats. garcetti is a big supporter of president obama. gruel.inton has endorsed polling shows that eric garcetti might have a little bit of and a bandage. we are watching what is happening in new york city and boston will have an open the mayoral race as well. host: carol and joining us from arlington, texas, democrats line. caller: my concern about immigration, i watched the hearings the other day and a young man who was on there representing the labor and employment organization said in comments that if the 24% unemployment rate was african- americans. i am very concerned about that. that theo appalled disrespect that was paid to him by the people who were interviewing him, like mr. leahy and all the people on the democr
reporting very low turnout in the first run of -- runoff election. not taken ascs is seriously in los angeles as some other cities. the have a very big entertainment industry that takes a lot of people's energies in that city. but it is a fascinating race. she is trying to become the first female mayor. the candidates are broke democrats. garcetti is a big supporter of president obama. gruel.inton has endorsed polling shows that eric garcetti might have a little bit of and a bandage. we are...
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members of the national league for democracy were elected to and largely transparent elections. however, many elements of the country authoritarian structure remain intact. we are also very concerned by the conflict and communal violence in states in central burma. georgia held parliamentary elections that resulted in the first peaceful democratic transfer of power in the country since 1992. courageous men and women took risks to stand out -- stand up for universal human right. this is truly a massive undertaking and every year we strive to do better. this year, we've included more comprehensive information on prison conditions, corruption within government, workers rights and the rights of women and girls. we hope the reports will shed light on human rights conditions around the world and we are committed to working with and civil society to stop abuses. i'm happy to take your questions. >> you mentioned you bring up human rights issues during all your visits these hard truths get recently -- yet recently when secretary kerry went to china, we barely heard anything about human
members of the national league for democracy were elected to and largely transparent elections. however, many elements of the country authoritarian structure remain intact. we are also very concerned by the conflict and communal violence in states in central burma. georgia held parliamentary elections that resulted in the first peaceful democratic transfer of power in the country since 1992. courageous men and women took risks to stand out -- stand up for universal human right. this is truly a...
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let me move right to the afghan general elections in 2014. we agreed it would be difficult to overstate the importance of these elections. in your assessment what happens toween now and april of 2014 ensure the elections are free and fair but recognized to be free and fair by the afghan public? >> the first condition for successful elections is security. in summer of 2013, from my perspective is very important. we need to emerge with security in those areas, particularly areas that are important to the elections. we need to merge with a perception of security. one of the things that was determined as free and fair was reclusive. i mentioned there are 7000 polling stations. we need to make sure the security such as people have access to those stations -- from a security perspective that is important. has anistry of interior gauge on security. >> let me move to the local police. we talked about their important role and you talked about how the town of fancies that program. if my memory is right he said they are the most significant issues the t
let me move right to the afghan general elections in 2014. we agreed it would be difficult to overstate the importance of these elections. in your assessment what happens toween now and april of 2014 ensure the elections are free and fair but recognized to be free and fair by the afghan public? >> the first condition for successful elections is security. in summer of 2013, from my perspective is very important. we need to emerge with security in those areas, particularly areas that are...
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he's not running for re-election. he said that last week. do you dispute what he said last week about the health care law seeing a huge train wreck coming down? >> we are on track and on schedule. >> there is a train coming at you on that track. according to one of the architects. i voted against it. somebody that was helping push this thing through said it is about to be a huge train wreck. >> it will be ready to help millions of americans enroll. >> i hope you are ready to help the millions of americans ready to deal with the train wreck coming. when you talk to real people in the real world big and small, they don't know how they'll keep the health care they like for their employees. >> the gentleman's time has expired. now recognizes mr. tonko for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chair. mr. cohen, thank you for appearing before the zpheet today. the a -- subcommittee today. the affordable care act prevention and public health fund have been subject to ongoing attacks since their inception under the affordable care act. the republicans hav
he's not running for re-election. he said that last week. do you dispute what he said last week about the health care law seeing a huge train wreck coming down? >> we are on track and on schedule. >> there is a train coming at you on that track. according to one of the architects. i voted against it. somebody that was helping push this thing through said it is about to be a huge train wreck. >> it will be ready to help millions of americans enroll. >> i hope you are...
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that's what we are elected to do, to come together in a bipartisan way and deal with difficult issues. they were difficult issues, but we are here today to all support this amendment. the white house and the privacy groups raise this as one of the main issues with the bill. these groups are concerned that there was an impression, wrongly, that the military would control the program. this was never the case, but we heard these concerns and we are addressing them in this amendment. it means that companies sharing information about cyberthreats will go to the department of homeland security, a civilian agency. if the information is related to cybersecurity crime, the companies will go to the department of justice, another civilian agency. the amendment requires that the department of homeland security share this information with other government agencies in real time so they can use it to protect against future cyberthreats and attacks. the amendment ensures we protect the security of our nation, but also protect the privacy and liberties of our country and citizens. i trongly support th
that's what we are elected to do, to come together in a bipartisan way and deal with difficult issues. they were difficult issues, but we are here today to all support this amendment. the white house and the privacy groups raise this as one of the main issues with the bill. these groups are concerned that there was an impression, wrongly, that the military would control the program. this was never the case, but we heard these concerns and we are addressing them in this amendment. it means that...
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speaker, appeared to have concluded that republicans didn't win the elections they anticipated winning last november. and on the morning after the election, we had some of our otherwise wise folks on our side of the aisle concluded that mitt romney would have been president elected if he hadn't said two worts, self-deport. and so -- two words, self-deport. now let's start the conversation with select groups of people across the country that would require that amnesty pass to, start, quote, the conversation, closed quote. mr. speaker, i urge all of those to reassess the situation and think about this. they were seeking to conform to the president's edict on his dream act life. they were seeking to adjust u.s. law under the premise that the president refused to enforce existing law and the only way that we could get law enforcement would be to conform to the president's wishes and rewrite the law and conform it to the president's political agenda. well, i thought from the beginning it was a ludicrous sionoake, to accept an idea that the president can first write a law by executive edict
speaker, appeared to have concluded that republicans didn't win the elections they anticipated winning last november. and on the morning after the election, we had some of our otherwise wise folks on our side of the aisle concluded that mitt romney would have been president elected if he hadn't said two worts, self-deport. and so -- two words, self-deport. now let's start the conversation with select groups of people across the country that would require that amnesty pass to, start, quote, the...
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let me close to one final point to my americans who share the belief in free enterprise who elected me. america is a nation of immigrants but republicans and democrats have failed to enforce the laws. we're not going to deport them. so let's secure the border. let's bring these people out to of the shadows. they will undergo a background check, they will pay a fine, they will start paying taxings. they won't qualify for federal benefits. we all wish we did not have this problem but we do. leaving things the way they are, that is the real amnesty. we have to fix it. [speaking spanish] thank you. [applause] >> i thought i might go last to allow me to say i agree with everything that was said and sit down but jeff you're going to get that honor. i want to thank my colleagues up here showing me that the senate can work. -- how the senate can work. it is going to take more for us to get this bill passed and it is incredibly impoortant for people of my state. the leadership of mccain and schumer throughout this process has been outstanding. it is everything i wish i could have seen from the
let me close to one final point to my americans who share the belief in free enterprise who elected me. america is a nation of immigrants but republicans and democrats have failed to enforce the laws. we're not going to deport them. so let's secure the border. let's bring these people out to of the shadows. they will undergo a background check, they will pay a fine, they will start paying taxings. they won't qualify for federal benefits. we all wish we did not have this problem but we do....
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at the bim and then the two toughest democrat votes, maybe, mark pryor of arkansas who is up for re-election next year, of alaska. aggage toomey went so far as to propose exempting rural residents who don't live within a convenient driving distance of a gun dealer from the expanded background checks proposal. but baggage said yesterday that that is not going to seal the deal for them, for him. >> all right. so, senator jeff flake said, because is he friends, close friends with the former congresswoman, gabrielle giffords, who was on capitol hill yesterday talking to senators, trying to persuade them to vote, and set back came when senator jeff flake posted on his facebook page that he was going to be a no vote. is there an alternative to march and toomey? some were talking about senator tomko burn's language, his amendment. guest: yes. and that is, at this point that may be the most likely alternative. of course, the language in the bill is the original schumer language which was scaled back by the proposal. what senator coburn is proposing is that, basically, gun buyers would be allowed to
at the bim and then the two toughest democrat votes, maybe, mark pryor of arkansas who is up for re-election next year, of alaska. aggage toomey went so far as to propose exempting rural residents who don't live within a convenient driving distance of a gun dealer from the expanded background checks proposal. but baggage said yesterday that that is not going to seal the deal for them, for him. >> all right. so, senator jeff flake said, because is he friends, close friends with the former...
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is might take some election cycles. >> they add a 100 year head start. this will take a little bit of time. but i will say i am amazed at the amount of resources we have been able to put together. back in to every in the nra had their best month ever with their fund-raising. we did a lot better. americans realize something he adds to be done but it is a formidable organization. and why were they all for background checks in 1989 but now they are not? because they know how networks it as a strategic move on there part not to be reasonable, hold the line but they're making it easier for criminals and mentally ill to get guns. and people die. i am hopeful that at some point* we can get that nra to support pieces of this legislation. the toomey-manchin bill is backed by to gun rights groups over the last couple days and that is a positive outcome. >> over the next few days. >> dead what are you doing now? to try to do the final push through legislation? >> pro calls and meetings. a lot of them. the one-on-one meeting with the members with me, the newtown fam
is might take some election cycles. >> they add a 100 year head start. this will take a little bit of time. but i will say i am amazed at the amount of resources we have been able to put together. back in to every in the nra had their best month ever with their fund-raising. we did a lot better. americans realize something he adds to be done but it is a formidable organization. and why were they all for background checks in 1989 but now they are not? because they know how networks it as a...
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and then we knew that once the election was over we would pit one where the other in the positioning of the book and even the tattling of the book of the subtitle of the book says the pentagon who won. if it had been mitt romney would have had bucks the said, well, we are in a mess. we have a chance now of getting out of it before we have a lot of work to do. here's a we need to do. in the pivot for barack obama winning the election is to allow, we are in ms demand it's only going to get worse from here. >> a little publishing insight from margie rosten a president and publisher of the conservative print. >> thank you very much. nice to see. >> some of the latest headlines surrounding the publishing of this past week. >> you're watching book tv, now peter blair henry argues that the u.s. to look to china, brazil, mexico, and other developing countries to develop its own plan for prosperity. this is about 50 minutes. >> growing up as a little boy on the isle of dominica, the early 1970's, the chairs the time spent on the porch of my grandmother central --, -- simpe porch. they're on 3
and then we knew that once the election was over we would pit one where the other in the positioning of the book and even the tattling of the book of the subtitle of the book says the pentagon who won. if it had been mitt romney would have had bucks the said, well, we are in a mess. we have a chance now of getting out of it before we have a lot of work to do. here's a we need to do. in the pivot for barack obama winning the election is to allow, we are in ms demand it's only going to get worse...
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votes have consequences just as elections do, and the people of america will remember our job now is to raise awareness, spread the rage that we feel, raise the rage and organize and enable and empower citizens to be heard and heeded by this body, whether in the next election or before then, and my hope is that it will be before then because we must act before the next election, and that action is an opportunity, a historic moment that we must seize. not everyone in this body turned its back on the victims of newtown or on this cause yesterday, and there were genuine profiles in courage on this floor in this body. first and foremost, senator manchin who led the fight on background checks and forged a compromise that should have won the day. and republicans who chose to buck their own leadership and follow their hearts and consciences, senators mccain, collins, kirk and toomey. the american people will thank you. and there are democrats who took some tough votes. tough votes particularly for their states. and i want to thank senators hagan, casey, landrieu, heinrich , mark and tom uda
votes have consequences just as elections do, and the people of america will remember our job now is to raise awareness, spread the rage that we feel, raise the rage and organize and enable and empower citizens to be heard and heeded by this body, whether in the next election or before then, and my hope is that it will be before then because we must act before the next election, and that action is an opportunity, a historic moment that we must seize. not everyone in this body turned its back on...
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he was elect good 26, 28, 30 and 32. he becomes a democrat in 1934 so for people to tell me there's a reason republicans are hated at the african-american community, it may have cemented the change but the change happened during the great depression and i think it's wrong -- to the change happened and i said this in my speech and most people ignored it. the change happened among whites and blacks. a lot of people change their registration in the 1930s. roosevelt won over victories but the one thing he did with it african-american vote changed in 1932 and increased in 1936 when truman endorsed the civil rights in 1948. the pope becomes overwhelmingly african-americans voting for truman and the integrated the armed services. you get to 1964 civil rights act that 90% of the people african-americans voting for lbj and the southern strategy by most reports is after that so it solidified but it didn't cause the change. people who write that are factually wrong but they do it simply for partisan purposes because the republicans
he was elect good 26, 28, 30 and 32. he becomes a democrat in 1934 so for people to tell me there's a reason republicans are hated at the african-american community, it may have cemented the change but the change happened during the great depression and i think it's wrong -- to the change happened and i said this in my speech and most people ignored it. the change happened among whites and blacks. a lot of people change their registration in the 1930s. roosevelt won over victories but the one...
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were, in fact, elected to serve. after all, they know what they're for, so why don't we? perhaps it's because it's so easy in washington to forget. in washington we debate public policy so persistently, we can lose sight of the fact that policies are means, and they're not ends. we say that we're for lower taxes or less regulation or for spending restraint. but those are just policies we advocate. they're not what we're really for. what we're really for are the good things that those policies will yield to the american people. what we're really for is the kind of society that those policies would allow the american people to create. together. together. if there's one idea too often missing from our public dedaylight, it's that idea: together. in the last few years we conservatives seem to have abandoned words like "together," "compassion" and "community," as if they're only possible meetings or some kind of a secret code for statism. this is a mistake. collective action doesn't only or even usually mean government ac
were, in fact, elected to serve. after all, they know what they're for, so why don't we? perhaps it's because it's so easy in washington to forget. in washington we debate public policy so persistently, we can lose sight of the fact that policies are means, and they're not ends. we say that we're for lower taxes or less regulation or for spending restraint. but those are just policies we advocate. they're not what we're really for. what we're really for are the good things that those policies...
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elections in something like 60% to 70% in gubernatorial elections don't care about politics. if i go on these shows and the reason they don't care about politics to the league of women voters to survey people who don't vote and find out why you don't vote. most are women and the number one reason is they don't understand the issues. schwarzenegger went on in 2003, entertainment tonight, access hollywood, larry king. everyone would give him his much time as he wanted and he was able to lay out what he wanted to do a lot with the shtick of the girlie man in office and anyone who will tell legislators who are doing their job cost of the beast bb. he completed his ideas without anyone questioning him. he proved right. who's able to get more than a million more people turned out for the election and voted in the gubernatorial recall of any two months earlier than the regular election gray davis had one. going back for a moment, john has made a mistake many historians, including myself a bit unproblematic as a friendly witness in fact he didn't welcome congress. if you read the tes
elections in something like 60% to 70% in gubernatorial elections don't care about politics. if i go on these shows and the reason they don't care about politics to the league of women voters to survey people who don't vote and find out why you don't vote. most are women and the number one reason is they don't understand the issues. schwarzenegger went on in 2003, entertainment tonight, access hollywood, larry king. everyone would give him his much time as he wanted and he was able to lay out...
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egyptian elections originally scheduled for this month will now probably be pushed fall. along wi eir postponed, the greater the potential for more public dissatisfaction, even violencendtries, particularly against the backdrop of egypt's profound economic challenges. incented africa we are monitoring unresolved discord between sedan and south sudan, fighting in somalia, extremist attacks in nigeria, a glass of government in northern ireland and renewed conflict in the great lakes region. mollies security hinges on france efforts to undermine terrorist networks in the region, as was by efforts by the african led international support mission in mali or by future u.n. peacekeeping operations. west african countries have deployed troops to help stabilize northern mali. moving to asia the taliban led insurgency has finished in some areas of afghanistan but is to resilient and capable of challenging u.s. and international goals. the coalition drawdown of an impact on afghanistan's economy which is likely to decline after 2014. in pakistan the government is not execute a much-
egyptian elections originally scheduled for this month will now probably be pushed fall. along wi eir postponed, the greater the potential for more public dissatisfaction, even violencendtries, particularly against the backdrop of egypt's profound economic challenges. incented africa we are monitoring unresolved discord between sedan and south sudan, fighting in somalia, extremist attacks in nigeria, a glass of government in northern ireland and renewed conflict in the great lakes region....
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[laughter] nobody gets elected in my country without knowing something about fish. [laughter] it's true. the mack mackerel was something we used to talk about. it was more of a kind of a mediterranean type fish. like i said before, the ice is melting, and you might be -- whether the political establishment of different countries is willing to recognize that change on the warming of the oceans. simply ask the mackerel decided the oceans are warming. and that is why it has miewferred up to the fishing grounds. to the fishing grounds -- this is an example of what is happening to the global oceans and how the species like the mackerel is indicating the monumental change taking place. where is no ice landing fishing company ten years or so put any effort to fishing mackerel. now we have this wealthy of resource coming to our territory of waters. and the european union wants to -- the oceans are getting warming. they want to maintain the same borders as they had when the mackerel was closer to their own waters. but we have seen let us have science as a basis of the fishin
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we hired a staff soon after election of 2006. gabe build a constituent service team second-in-command the people of arizona have been so well served because gabe sought out staff who really knew how to do casework. many of them with social background. we hired the best to do the best for the people of southern arizona. many of the same staff are with me now, and gabe's legacy of public service continues through them. just a comment about that staff, many of whom are in the room today. i think gabe, we no gabe hired well, but when you look at what that staff did in the aftermath of the shooting, he hired incredible well. they were back to work on monday after the shooting saturday. and they held up and maintain the services of the office throughout. and i'm so proud of all of them. so glad so many of them are working with me directly. you know, constituents came to the office sometimes a little bit upset, were often come down by gabe. at his office right by the front lobby. he would sometimes use elevated -- he would hear elevated
we hired a staff soon after election of 2006. gabe build a constituent service team second-in-command the people of arizona have been so well served because gabe sought out staff who really knew how to do casework. many of them with social background. we hired the best to do the best for the people of southern arizona. many of the same staff are with me now, and gabe's legacy of public service continues through them. just a comment about that staff, many of whom are in the room today. i think...
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we didn't win the election, but the issue was well served by a vote in the election. so we will have immigration reform. when the american people speak and take responsibility for getting their voices ard, the most intimate way to members of congress, nothing is more eloquently member of congress than the voice of his or her own constituent. and that's why daddy says in her article, approach or members of congress and the grocery store or wher were ever and tell themw important this is to you. this is a fight we must win. it's a matter of time. it may be inconceivable to the nra that this will happen. it's inevitable to us. we had to shorten the distance in time between the -- >> [inaudible] >> speaker boehner has said you would like to go to regular order on gun violence as well. we want to see the to play out in the judicial committee on the floor or when you go to a discharge position on the conference amendment sooner rather than later? >> to answer your question, when we see what the speaker does, too. he was waiting for the senate to act and now he feels he does
we didn't win the election, but the issue was well served by a vote in the election. so we will have immigration reform. when the american people speak and take responsibility for getting their voices ard, the most intimate way to members of congress, nothing is more eloquently member of congress than the voice of his or her own constituent. and that's why daddy says in her article, approach or members of congress and the grocery store or wher were ever and tell themw important this is to you....
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i think the forthcoming election assuming it's held on time. all right generated a great deal of political activity and i think that's going to be a real indicater of what are these like? and the areas controlled by the taliban, that's principally in the rural areas. karzai has more attraction. bear in mind, afghanistan is very much a triable country. somewhat artificial in a conventional sense we think about countries. loyalty, i think, lie mostly on triable basis. one other more specific question on the sequester and the dollars. i read the figure you have cu i dod, directoraper.alusolu tcorrect?th. >> absolutely. we had to about $4 billion in seven months and classified setting i would be happy to go through the capability we are cutting. >> and that continue over time. >> over time you reach the number of amount of nominal dollars you were at in 2012. >> that's correct. if you start with the basic 2012 and if you take sequestration -- one other question on iran. we had discussion this morning in "the new york times" there was an article hea
i think the forthcoming election assuming it's held on time. all right generated a great deal of political activity and i think that's going to be a real indicater of what are these like? and the areas controlled by the taliban, that's principally in the rural areas. karzai has more attraction. bear in mind, afghanistan is very much a triable country. somewhat artificial in a conventional sense we think about countries. loyalty, i think, lie mostly on triable basis. one other more specific...
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and something like 60 to 70% of the gubernatorial elections don't care about politics but if i go on these entertainment shows and the reason they don'tare about politics according to the league of women voters to try to serve the people who don't vote and find out why don't you vote? most of them are women and the number one reason they say they don't vote is they don't understand the issues. welcome schwarzenegger went on during the recall in 2003 he went on entertainment tonight and access hollywood, larry king they would give as much time as they wanted and he was able to lay out what he wanted to do along with this shtick of the curly men in office. i want to tell legislators who are not doing their job, but more to the point he could actually lay out his ideas without anybody ever questioning him. the turnout for the recall election and vote in the gubernatorial and voted 18 months earlier in the regular election but gray davis had one to go back, john has i want to gently correct them they made the mistake that many historians including myself had is the lump him in unproblema
and something like 60 to 70% of the gubernatorial elections don't care about politics but if i go on these entertainment shows and the reason they don'tare about politics according to the league of women voters to try to serve the people who don't vote and find out why don't you vote? most of them are women and the number one reason they say they don't vote is they don't understand the issues. welcome schwarzenegger went on during the recall in 2003 he went on entertainment tonight and access...
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they have been at it longer, and they make sure that they focus on this one issue during election and that is the reason why you can pass something that 90% of americans support and you can't get it through the senate or the house of representatives. to change washington used the american people are going to have to sustain some passion about this. when necessary you have to send the right people to washington and that requires strength and requires persistence and that's the one thing these families should have inspired in all of this. i still don't know how they have been able to muster up the strength to do what they have been doing over the last several weeks and the last several months. and i see this is just round one. when newtown happened i met with these families and i spoke to the community and i said something must be different right now. we are going to have to change. that is what the whole country says. everybody talks about how we were going to change it and make sure this didn't happen again. just like everybody talked about how we needed to do something after our were
they have been at it longer, and they make sure that they focus on this one issue during election and that is the reason why you can pass something that 90% of americans support and you can't get it through the senate or the house of representatives. to change washington used the american people are going to have to sustain some passion about this. when necessary you have to send the right people to washington and that requires strength and requires persistence and that's the one thing these...
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may be new elections. don't know the results of them. what happens if it goes in the wrong direction, do you accommodate italy or confront italy? the second question, there's been ongoing debate in the eurozone how much you rely on bailouts as opposed to private -- either sovereign or the banks and you decide it's not the -- what are the rules of the game in which case of either heads of banks and necessary as part of rs of another economy. >> italy. italy is much more flexible than germany. therefore i have -- always find -- the german would really be, oh, hopeless. by the way, i don't share interpretation of the outside of the last election. i think it was a vote against the -- if you look at italy, you can imagine, you can't understand, all ofope a little bit. major concern, therefore it's not -- i don't think it was a decision against the policy of monte. it is successful prime minister, he was a member of the european commission, and i like him very much. but to be a political leader, it's a little bit different. when we discussed -
may be new elections. don't know the results of them. what happens if it goes in the wrong direction, do you accommodate italy or confront italy? the second question, there's been ongoing debate in the eurozone how much you rely on bailouts as opposed to private -- either sovereign or the banks and you decide it's not the -- what are the rules of the game in which case of either heads of banks and necessary as part of rs of another economy. >> italy. italy is much more flexible than...
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do it in the coming hour, and elect a president. italy is in real economy, not my major concern in europe. i will not tell what is my major concern in europe. but italy not. they have huge private savings. they have in -- italy is number two, in europe. far ahead of france. behind germany, of course, but number two. so, it's a real economy and huge small and medium sized situation, italy has suffered the problem but about 150 years the same suffer, and always survived. italy is totally -- italy -- italian population is proeuropean. of course, silvio berlusconi is -- we will not do it. you should ask why has berlusconi been so successful for more than ten years? interesting question. changed? no. the story of -- if you look what happened -- what has been agreed, even in washington summit,too big to fail will never happen. if you translate the principle of too big to fail in reality, it means the normal has not said, as long as things are well, as the banking make a lot of profit, and the bankers know, and as soon as they have a probl
do it in the coming hour, and elect a president. italy is in real economy, not my major concern in europe. i will not tell what is my major concern in europe. but italy not. they have huge private savings. they have in -- italy is number two, in europe. far ahead of france. behind germany, of course, but number two. so, it's a real economy and huge small and medium sized situation, italy has suffered the problem but about 150 years the same suffer, and always survived. italy is totally -- italy...
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me the opportunity to receive a position of governor bush had won the election. everything lined up. that was perfect timing for me because right after he became president-elect i had the opportunity to ask him in person and actually took a page out of this political playbook. during the campaign it was going on in my head at that point that i would look them in the eye and asked him for the job. that is what i did at this party right after he became president-elect. >> host: what was his answer? >> guest: well he kind of looked at me and the longest handshake ever for me. he looked at me like he had never thought about it before and he said i really appreciate that and i will get back to you. a week later i received a call from the chief of staff office for an interview. it all happened very quickly. >> host: how many years did you spend with president bush? >> guest: well, if you count my time with him as a journalist , nearly two years. >> host: so you are at the white house for eight years with him. how many photos did you take altogether? >> guest: we had a
me the opportunity to receive a position of governor bush had won the election. everything lined up. that was perfect timing for me because right after he became president-elect i had the opportunity to ask him in person and actually took a page out of this political playbook. during the campaign it was going on in my head at that point that i would look them in the eye and asked him for the job. that is what i did at this party right after he became president-elect. >> host: what was his...
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one is that i think if you look at the election and how much of the effort around the presidential election was around jobs and the economy, then it reverted back to talking about the economy and jobs, the president has been on the record quite a bit opposing legalization and the decriminalization of our drug laws. but he is very much on the record of saying that a public health approach would be most effective. so i looked at both candidates, i could not certainly be more supportive of not only the person that i work for, but the support that he has given, given me and given this office in reforming the policies that i talked to you about a minute ago. >> thank you. >> will thanks. >> how old you characterize the pharmaceutical companies' responses to the abuse of prescription narcotics? i know you touched on prescriptions, but we do have a question, wondering if you could expand. >> and there has been some progress by the pharmaceutical industry on this. first of all, as you know from some of the news releases yesterday from the food and drug administration, the abuse/deterrent formulas o
one is that i think if you look at the election and how much of the effort around the presidential election was around jobs and the economy, then it reverted back to talking about the economy and jobs, the president has been on the record quite a bit opposing legalization and the decriminalization of our drug laws. but he is very much on the record of saying that a public health approach would be most effective. so i looked at both candidates, i could not certainly be more supportive of not...
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transparent and inclusive by election. the government is relaxing some of press censorship and among trade unions to register. however, many elements of the country's authoritarian structure remain intact. and as the secretary noted we are also very concerned by the conflict and communal violence in central burma. in addition to the elections that are mentioned in the middle east and burma, georgia held parliamentary elections that resulted in the first peaceful democratic transfer of power in that country since independence in 1992. and throughout the world everyday courageous men and women took selfless risk to stand up for universal human rights and better the lives of others. finally, i would like to echo the secretaries of thanks for our colleagues overseas and throughout the department, including our senior editor steve eisen brought, who of all worked tirelessly to put these reported as. this is truly a massive undertaking and every year we strive to do better. this year as the secretary mentioned, we include more c
transparent and inclusive by election. the government is relaxing some of press censorship and among trade unions to register. however, many elements of the country's authoritarian structure remain intact. and as the secretary noted we are also very concerned by the conflict and communal violence in central burma. in addition to the elections that are mentioned in the middle east and burma, georgia held parliamentary elections that resulted in the first peaceful democratic transfer of power in...
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, were in fact elected to serve. after all, they know what they're for, so why don't we? perhaps it's because it's so easy in washington to forget. in washington we debate public policy so persistently that we can lose sight of the fact that policies are means, and they're not ends. we say that we're for lower taxes or less regulation or for spending restraint, but those are just policies, they're not what we're really for. what we're really for are the good things those policies will yield to the american people. what we're really for is the kind of society that those policies would allow the american people to create together. together. if there's one idea too often missing from our public debate, it's that idea: together. in the last few years, we conservatives seem to have abandoned words like ing "together," "compassion." some sort of secret code for statism. collective action doesn't only or even usually mean government action. conservatives cannot surrender the idea of community to the left when it is the vita
, were in fact elected to serve. after all, they know what they're for, so why don't we? perhaps it's because it's so easy in washington to forget. in washington we debate public policy so persistently that we can lose sight of the fact that policies are means, and they're not ends. we say that we're for lower taxes or less regulation or for spending restraint, but those are just policies, they're not what we're really for. what we're really for are the good things those policies will yield to...
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[inaudible] >> frankly elections have had an impact as well. i would say this, both the senate and the american people are at one with us. they will be -- they will support the senate and the american people will support common sense balance solutions to future immigration and the 11 million who are here illegally provided that they have assurance that we will not have future waves of illegal immigration. john has made that a watch word as we have moved this bill through. we believe those provisions are very important. the president, for instance, didn't believe in a trigger. we did. we created a trigger that is achievable and specific. so it can't be used as an excuse not provide the path to citizenship. >> senators, in 2007, once the bill was introduced was when you started to get the wave of talk radio critic and the town hall meetings, i know senator mccain remembers well. [laughter] so, you know, there's already some chatter, is there any reason to believe the same dynamic. >> thank you, the effort of a lot of us. ease specially marco rubi
[inaudible] >> frankly elections have had an impact as well. i would say this, both the senate and the american people are at one with us. they will be -- they will support the senate and the american people will support common sense balance solutions to future immigration and the 11 million who are here illegally provided that they have assurance that we will not have future waves of illegal immigration. john has made that a watch word as we have moved this bill through. we believe those...
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she will be able to vote in the next national election. my second oldest sister currently works for a construction company, and although a dream or she does not qualify for the department of homeland security new initiative, doctor. because she is over the age of 30. however, the dream act provisions under s. 744 will provide her a permanent path forward. my younger brother has a car washing visited last month at the age of 27 and because of doctor. it was able to get a driver's license and by his first car. however, it is not a permanent solution. last i am the wife of the venezuelan of cuban descent who has lived in the united states for 26 years. last year after 18 years of waiting, he was able to obtain his legal permanent residents. my husband process shows how immigration system is broken, outdated, and has been in need of modernization. my family is not alone. in 2009 my friend, codirector of get equal, asked me to join him on a journey and campaign to seek immigration reform. in my heart i knew that in order to put an end to the se
she will be able to vote in the next national election. my second oldest sister currently works for a construction company, and although a dream or she does not qualify for the department of homeland security new initiative, doctor. because she is over the age of 30. however, the dream act provisions under s. 744 will provide her a permanent path forward. my younger brother has a car washing visited last month at the age of 27 and because of doctor. it was able to get a driver's license and by...
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as a young man, don became interested in politics and at the age of 32 don was elected chairman of the kansas republican federation. the following year don served as chairman of the kansas presidential electors for the election between john f. kennedy and richard nixon. from 1968 to 1970 don served as the chair of the kansas republican party. his zeal for politics kept him involved for many years chairing committees in support of his favorite candidates. he put his name on the ballot one year for governor but fell short by 530 votes in a primary. as a long time kansas resident, don was well known and respected by many throughout our state but especially in southwest kansas. he was such a strong advocate for rural kansas and the special way of life we enjoy in small communities across our state. on several committees don focused on the future of rural kansas and helped make certain people could return to the communities we call home. from his participation in kansas politics to his public service career he was always look for a way to serve fellow kansans. in recognition of that servi
as a young man, don became interested in politics and at the age of 32 don was elected chairman of the kansas republican federation. the following year don served as chairman of the kansas presidential electors for the election between john f. kennedy and richard nixon. from 1968 to 1970 don served as the chair of the kansas republican party. his zeal for politics kept him involved for many years chairing committees in support of his favorite candidates. he put his name on the ballot one year...
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elections will naturally follow as the consequence of doing so. and i'd like to talk about her days winning the argument, in particular her seminal speech on january 19, 1976 entitled "britain awake." at the time, it seemed to many that the conservative movement had failed. as james callahan succeeded harold wilson as the labour prime minister, the tories were in disarray. but thatcher wrested control of the party away from former prime minister edward heath. she said at the time that she did not anticipate a female prime minister in her lifetime. and i'd be remiss if i did not note that margaret thatcher was britain's first and to date only female prime minister. thatcher was a trailblazer and her ascension wasn't simply a matter of breaking the glass ceiling as much as it was refusing to acknowledge its existence. thatcher made the argument in that 1976 speech. she began by observing -- quote -- "the first duty of any government is to safeguard its people against external aggression, to guarantee the survival of our way of life." she then addres
elections will naturally follow as the consequence of doing so. and i'd like to talk about her days winning the argument, in particular her seminal speech on january 19, 1976 entitled "britain awake." at the time, it seemed to many that the conservative movement had failed. as james callahan succeeded harold wilson as the labour prime minister, the tories were in disarray. but thatcher wrested control of the party away from former prime minister edward heath. she said at the time that...
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president reagan, former representative jack kemp, former running mate to -- in a presidential election to senator dole, were champions of the modern income tax credit. when it was expanded in 1986 president reagan said it is the best antipoverty, the best profamily, the best job creation measure to come out of congress. he was right. in ohio, some one million households received eitc, the earned-income tax credit. 660,000 households received the c.t.c., the child tax credit on average in the three years of 2009, 2010 and 2011. that's why this week senator durbin and i, along with most of our democratic colleagues, are introducing the working families tax relief act. our bill would make permanent the 2009 levels for the earned-income tax credit and child tax credit. it would index the child tax credit for inflation. it would allow workers without children to access the full earned-income tax credit. it would reduce the full earned-income tax credit access age to 21. it would simplify the filing process to reduce fraud because there is some acknowledged fraud in this program as there is
president reagan, former representative jack kemp, former running mate to -- in a presidential election to senator dole, were champions of the modern income tax credit. when it was expanded in 1986 president reagan said it is the best antipoverty, the best profamily, the best job creation measure to come out of congress. he was right. in ohio, some one million households received eitc, the earned-income tax credit. 660,000 households received the c.t.c., the child tax credit on average in the...
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bush was elected, he expanded the program with project safe neighborhoods, focused the saoeupl -- same. unfortunately, under the current administration, this has not been a priority. indeed, firearms cases, prosecutions have dropped 30% in the obama justice department. all of us are united in wanting to stop violent crime, and in particular stop violent crime with firearms. i would suggest the most effective way to do so is ensure that we are prosecuting violent criminals who use firearms. and for that reason, this amendment creates a national project exile that would in particular focus on the 15 jurisdictions with the highest violent crime rates and three tribal jurisdictions with the highest crime rates. and it would devote $45 million -- $15 million a year for three years -- for more assistant u.s. attorneys and agents to pros violent gun crimes. to target exactly who we want to target: violent criminals. a third element -- and i would note as well, actually before we get to the third element, i would note as well that this legislation also includes new language criminalizing straw
bush was elected, he expanded the program with project safe neighborhoods, focused the saoeupl -- same. unfortunately, under the current administration, this has not been a priority. indeed, firearms cases, prosecutions have dropped 30% in the obama justice department. all of us are united in wanting to stop violent crime, and in particular stop violent crime with firearms. i would suggest the most effective way to do so is ensure that we are prosecuting violent criminals who use firearms. and...
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are you waiting for the next election? >> no, i don't think it requires an election, necessarily, to bring about that change. i think that there is an opportunity for americans who are frustrated by the failure of the senate to act in a common sense way, in a way supported by the vast majority of the american people, to make their unhappiness and frustration known sooner than the next election, and, you know, there's a variety of means available to the the citizens of the country to communicate with their lawmakers and make views known. >> the background checks -- >> look, i think it's no. the president is committed to all the elements of the package put forward, he is disappointed by the failure of the senate to do, to take action on things that had broad bipartisan support across the country, majority support across the country, and he will continue to push the entire pack cammingment he's also continuing to ensure we implement all 23 executive actions part of the package. there was action taken on mental health action f
are you waiting for the next election? >> no, i don't think it requires an election, necessarily, to bring about that change. i think that there is an opportunity for americans who are frustrated by the failure of the senate to act in a common sense way, in a way supported by the vast majority of the american people, to make their unhappiness and frustration known sooner than the next election, and, you know, there's a variety of means available to the the citizens of the country to...
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and she's up for re-election. there are heroes on the right republicans senator susan collins mark kirk, putt toomey and john mccain all voted for it. afterwards mccain showed no sympathy for his colleagues who had been cowed by the nr. >> i can't blame any interest group for votes. people who are responsible. drug war you must be high. >> "viewpoint" digs deep into the issues of the day. >> do you think that there is any chance we'll see this president even say the words "carbon tax"? >> with an open mind... >> has the time finally come for real immigration reform? >> ...and a distinctly satirical point of view. >> but you mentioned "great leadership" so i want to talk about donald rumsfeld. >> (laughter). >> watch the show. >> only on current tv. [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> michael: let's go behind the lines now and look inside republican senator michigan mcconnell's victory laugh over the background checks gun amendment failing. the simple idea of extending background checks to gun shows and internet purchases s
and she's up for re-election. there are heroes on the right republicans senator susan collins mark kirk, putt toomey and john mccain all voted for it. afterwards mccain showed no sympathy for his colleagues who had been cowed by the nr. >> i can't blame any interest group for votes. people who are responsible. drug war you must be high. >> "viewpoint" digs deep into the issues of the day. >> do you think that there is any chance we'll see this president even say the...
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during the election, he was a lion. man, he tore mitt romney's face off, but when it's issues that aren't, you know, not necessarily related to his own personal career, not as much. >> cenk, that is exactly the thing that i find the most confusing about obama. here's a guy who during the election, he can run the new kind of campaign, exist in the new politics, he can get the dirty story told and also be the orator and be clean clean as a whistle up top. so he can do it all during the campaign, and then he wins the presidency. then to get it done, to push through legislation that has this kind of overwhelming popular support, he can't get it done. it's crazy to me. cenk: it's a matter of priorities mark, i'm telling you. it's the top priority for him to win, for himself personally, right? but the background check i think is a bit of an exception. i think he really did want that for his so-called legacy, as weak as i thought it was. everything else, you want me to water it down, keep 94 of the bush tax cuts and make them
during the election, he was a lion. man, he tore mitt romney's face off, but when it's issues that aren't, you know, not necessarily related to his own personal career, not as much. >> cenk, that is exactly the thing that i find the most confusing about obama. here's a guy who during the election, he can run the new kind of campaign, exist in the new politics, he can get the dirty story told and also be the orator and be clean clean as a whistle up top. so he can do it all during the...
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they could have elected his opponent and chose not to. wayne slater it is always fun. you can read wayne in the dallas daily news. there is a new documentary that tells the tail of a girl from birmingham alabama who made her way on to the fbi's most wanted list only to become a political icon. >> they began pulling in young tall black woman with a space between her teeth because they just had this description. headlines. real, gripping, current. documentaries... on current tv. >> michael: today in our march goes on series we take a look at one of the most notorious figures from the '70s, angela davis. news week asked . . . her alleged criminal actions branded her a terrorist, and spurred a global movement for her freedom as a political prisoner. and now 40 years after her acquittal on charges of murder kidnapping, and conspiracy a new film "free angela," gives us an inside look at the real woman. here is a piece of when days was extradited to california to new york. >> he indicated that he wanted the death penalty on each of the three charges, and he wanted the death p
they could have elected his opponent and chose not to. wayne slater it is always fun. you can read wayne in the dallas daily news. there is a new documentary that tells the tail of a girl from birmingham alabama who made her way on to the fbi's most wanted list only to become a political icon. >> they began pulling in young tall black woman with a space between her teeth because they just had this description. headlines. real, gripping, current. documentaries... on current tv. >>...
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>> i would say that women senator to get elected have to climb the double stair. succeed as professionals and confront gender stereo types. all of the polling tell us that a man can be unlikable and be qualified. women have to be likable and be qualified. so women at that high level of the united states senate who to be elected means they have to have proven their ability, and that's why i think women do a great job when we decide to work together. look at the work we have talked about on military sexual trauma having 20 women in the senate and 7 women on the armed services committee, means you are going to have hearings on this topic and there will be action on topics that women work on. >> michael: that's a compelling point you make. what specifically can they do say in this budget impasse? what can women senator do differently to bridge the divide than just some male senator who doesn't have to be likable. >> well, we can continue to talk. we are so proud to have here california two fantastic women. the more that we talk about the budget, the more we talk about
>> i would say that women senator to get elected have to climb the double stair. succeed as professionals and confront gender stereo types. all of the polling tell us that a man can be unlikable and be qualified. women have to be likable and be qualified. so women at that high level of the united states senate who to be elected means they have to have proven their ability, and that's why i think women do a great job when we decide to work together. look at the work we have talked about on...
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they think in the general election 4% of the people care most about this issue, even though 91% of the country disagrees with us, we might not pay a political price for it whereas we know the lobby--the gun lobby will make us pay a price for it. isn't that what is wrong with our structurally with the current democracy. >> of course that's what is wrong with it. weakening that lobby is a very important part of it. but also changing the rules of the senate is a part of it that has to meet that weakening halfway. and when you have these senators who are afraid to vote for something because of the grade they're going to get. max baucus when he said why he didn't vote for it, one word, montana. the nra and the crazy support of max baucus. i'm not going to say it's crazy to support max baucus because they got what they wanted but they're so supportive with money you understand why the senators vote in that way. you have to change the structure of the filibuster. noah is right with four democratic senators they only would have gotten to 59 but they shouldn't have to get past 59. they shouldn'
they think in the general election 4% of the people care most about this issue, even though 91% of the country disagrees with us, we might not pay a political price for it whereas we know the lobby--the gun lobby will make us pay a price for it. isn't that what is wrong with our structurally with the current democracy. >> of course that's what is wrong with it. weakening that lobby is a very important part of it. but also changing the rules of the senate is a part of it that has to meet...
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when you have 90% of the population going one way and your democratically elected representatives going another way. it may change. >> john: do you agree, seeing how the public has moved in issues like marriage equality is a precedent here? >> absolutely, and i think the politicians are going to have a surprise in 2014 if america can get their act together and say you're not payings attention to what we're saying. >> heidi heitkamp of north dakota, bill daily who donated $2,500 to her campaign said he was betrayed and said, quote i want my money back. will it matter if people will withhold their donations or will they get enough from the gun lobby to make up for it. what is this all about. >> we know about the revolving door of politics. in terms of how the money flows it's both sides. it's not just republicans who are receiving nra money. it goes both ways. and having posted a study to find out that background checks are more popular than kittens. >> john: more popular than christmas. >> i'm happy about that, i'm tired of kittens being on their high horse. >> after newtown happened, an
when you have 90% of the population going one way and your democratically elected representatives going another way. it may change. >> john: do you agree, seeing how the public has moved in issues like marriage equality is a precedent here? >> absolutely, and i think the politicians are going to have a surprise in 2014 if america can get their act together and say you're not payings attention to what we're saying. >> heidi heitkamp of north dakota, bill daily who donated...
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mitt romney won that district by 18 points in the last election in november. she's up by 9 over mark sanford. so he has himself some problems. >> when is that election? >> two weeks away. >> bill: coming up. maybe republicans should have thought twice before they figured they could bring mark sanford back. jim, ken is calling from san rafael california. ken, good morning. >> caller: good morning. i would like to ask the ambassador, are the noncombatants -- i don't know if they're noncombatants or not the ones still in guantanamo, that we do not deem to be a threat, have they been released? we heard almost a year ago that this decision was made that they weren't a problem. have they been released? if not why not? >> bill: good question, ken. >> the answer is no, they have not been released. there's 80 some of those people who have been cleared by all of the intelligence, military and law enforcement agencies. they have not been released. i'm not quite sure what the holdup is but as i understand is it, all that needs to be done is for the president to have his s
mitt romney won that district by 18 points in the last election in november. she's up by 9 over mark sanford. so he has himself some problems. >> when is that election? >> two weeks away. >> bill: coming up. maybe republicans should have thought twice before they figured they could bring mark sanford back. jim, ken is calling from san rafael california. ken, good morning. >> caller: good morning. i would like to ask the ambassador, are the noncombatants -- i don't know...
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heidi heitkamp just got elected. just got six years before she faces the voters again. >> that's the tough one. >> bill: she voted no. she's a good person. i like her. >> someone told me yesterday if we had gotten begich from alaska, we probably would have gotten mickowski. that didn't happen. there are some of these that are important. mary landrieu who people didn't think would show up. she showed up and voted the right way. we've got to make sure we single out people like mary, senator landrieu. >> bill: they're calling it the hall of shame. identify the 46 and people really put pressure on the 46. >> absolutely. >> bill: harry reid kept the bill alive under a procedural vote of his voting no so he can bring it back. and close enough. but you talk about another mistake. another seems to me royal mistake was we didn't get rid of the filibuster when we should have. or reform the filibuster. right? it is going to come back and bite us in the ass. >> pretty tough market every time to get 60 votes to pass common sense
heidi heitkamp just got elected. just got six years before she faces the voters again. >> that's the tough one. >> bill: she voted no. she's a good person. i like her. >> someone told me yesterday if we had gotten begich from alaska, we probably would have gotten mickowski. that didn't happen. there are some of these that are important. mary landrieu who people didn't think would show up. she showed up and voted the right way. we've got to make sure we single out people like...
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we have a special election in nine days for john kerry's senate seat, and so this is a crewucial time. the deadline to file papers to run for mayor is fine pages long. and so return to sports and politics, and people getting back out to the restaurants and bars to the dunk -- dunk endonuts are buzzing this morning. >> bill: so is david ortiz going to run for mayor of boston? [ laughter ] >> i think he picked up a fie votes with his speech at fenway the other day. >> bill: i think papa could be elected with acclamation. >> without a doubt. >> bill: hey wesley thank you so much for your time this morning, and for your good work up there. >> of course. any time. thank you for having us. >> bill: ""boston globe,"" they were on top of this although they did screw up with cnn last wednesday. >> a lot of people pointed out on twitter, look you want to show your support to how these folks covered this? get a subscription to your local newspaper. >> bill: yeah, absolutely, ""boston globe"" is a damn damn good newspapers. i think he is right own the lockdown. some people are critical of it. the
we have a special election in nine days for john kerry's senate seat, and so this is a crewucial time. the deadline to file papers to run for mayor is fine pages long. and so return to sports and politics, and people getting back out to the restaurants and bars to the dunk -- dunk endonuts are buzzing this morning. >> bill: so is david ortiz going to run for mayor of boston? [ laughter ] >> i think he picked up a fie votes with his speech at fenway the other day. >> bill: i...
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who's up for re-election. who's in a pro gun state? who is the cost to them for taking a vote on this? and whether the president invites them over for dinner or not, i don't think it is going to make a difference. if they're up for re-election in 2014, they're going to lose. the nra will dump a ton of money and back a candidate against them. oh, okay because the president has you for dinner and says you have to do this. they're going to do it? baloney. and at the end of the day the song "god is watching" but we, the voters, we have to be watching too. that's the thing. we have to be watching and we have to be calling and we have to be taking action. and i know that it's hard to do but we have to. because the nra is -- and the nra membership and when, you know, small percentages of people show up to vote in primaries and show up to vote, period, and then we complain about it we gotta get to the polls and we gotta get our friends and neighbor to the polls. >> stephanie: don't get me wrong, i wish the president would give the assault weap
who's up for re-election. who's in a pro gun state? who is the cost to them for taking a vote on this? and whether the president invites them over for dinner or not, i don't think it is going to make a difference. if they're up for re-election in 2014, they're going to lose. the nra will dump a ton of money and back a candidate against them. oh, okay because the president has you for dinner and says you have to do this. they're going to do it? baloney. and at the end of the day the song...
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surviving brother -- i'm sorry, the older brother, the 26-year-old was a registered voter, and had voted in elections the last couple of years. >> stephanie: interesting. eric holder yesterday. >> i want to assure you, the citizens of boston and all americans that we are working tirelessly to determine who was responsible for this incident. >> stephanie: and as you were saying david again is this indicative at all of a larger organization or just another guy, this unnamed suspect? >> yeah that's one of the things, if they can take the younger brother alive is it possible these were just a couple of knuckle heads acting on their own because of their perverted belief about islam, or did they get sophisticated help? and these are all of the reasons that police have literally thousands of agents tracking down every family and friend of these two brothers just so see what are the sections that they have had, did they get any help and where did the help come from? >> james clapper yesterday. >> we don't know yet whether the attack was planned and executed by a terrorist organization, foreign or domestic or
surviving brother -- i'm sorry, the older brother, the 26-year-old was a registered voter, and had voted in elections the last couple of years. >> stephanie: interesting. eric holder yesterday. >> i want to assure you, the citizens of boston and all americans that we are working tirelessly to determine who was responsible for this incident. >> stephanie: and as you were saying david again is this indicative at all of a larger organization or just another guy, this unnamed...
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my question is you should not be worried about the election. this is too fundamental to go against not only democracy, but denying a vote on the floor of the u.s. senate literally has no justification. >> stephanie: yeah. yeah. literally. the president's press secretary yesterday, jay carney. >> the newtown families are here because their children were murdered. they are asking for the senate to do something that is common sense. >> stephanie: i can't imagine a sadder day for american. the six year olds were blown away at point-blank range, and the united states congress woman who was shot in the face and we can't even get enough democrats to vote for this? where are we politically in america and where do we go from here? >> you may hear from my tone that i'm a little bit of horse. this is a different reaction than i usually have. i write a column purple nation where i try to look at things both ways. i am somewhat astonished but i see no nuance on the question to democrats how could you not allow a vote on this? and i want those names, and the
my question is you should not be worried about the election. this is too fundamental to go against not only democracy, but denying a vote on the floor of the u.s. senate literally has no justification. >> stephanie: yeah. yeah. literally. the president's press secretary yesterday, jay carney. >> the newtown families are here because their children were murdered. they are asking for the senate to do something that is common sense. >> stephanie: i can't imagine a sadder day for...
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but you have the guys up for re election that are running. senator pryor, senator hagan, these are folks that will be running really hard races. so the democrats are counting seats, and when you have someone who is going to retire, it's going to be a fight for them. >> bill: and the same thing for the senator in iowa, red-blue state, but not blue. >> yeah, there's two harkin in iowa that state is a little bit more swing state. louisiana a red state, but she is a 12-year incumbent, she has run before, so she is a little less vulnerable but the cards are starting to stack one way against the senate demes, and they are going to need a lot of money and a lot of campaigns. >> bill: yeah, when the team of horses is retiring it is going to make it even tougher. speaking for another senator who is up for reelection on the other side lindsey graham who is doing everything he can to head off a tea party challenger i think, and keeping his name out in the public so he is on every sunday talk show every sunday every one of them, and a couple of days ago
but you have the guys up for re election that are running. senator pryor, senator hagan, these are folks that will be running really hard races. so the democrats are counting seats, and when you have someone who is going to retire, it's going to be a fight for them. >> bill: and the same thing for the senator in iowa, red-blue state, but not blue. >> yeah, there's two harkin in iowa that state is a little bit more swing state. louisiana a red state, but she is a 12-year incumbent,...
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i think the political lesson, republicans learned in the last election was they can no longer take such an extremist approach to issues of immigration. >> bill: as somebody put it, it will happen because democrats want it and republicans need it. >> that's right. think about the political distance we've traveled in such a short period of time. we've gone from november where the republican presidential candidate said he would veto the dream act right? it would allow young people the opportunity to work toward citizenship. >> bill: where he was talking about self-deportation. >> here we are. you know, eight months later. where we're talking about the possibility of a bipartisan immigration reform bill. so let's just keep the momentum moving. it is really going to be important that people be engaged this issue. >> bill: is there the same willingness to cooperate and maybe hammer out a compromise agreement on immigration reform in the house as we've seen in the senate? >> well, interestingly, there is a bipartisan group in the house that has also been negotiating immigration reform. that be
i think the political lesson, republicans learned in the last election was they can no longer take such an extremist approach to issues of immigration. >> bill: as somebody put it, it will happen because democrats want it and republicans need it. >> that's right. think about the political distance we've traveled in such a short period of time. we've gone from november where the republican presidential candidate said he would veto the dream act right? it would allow young people the...